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Plate Tectonics
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1. Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
compression
folded mountains
asthenosphere
fault-block mountains
2. Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.
crust
fault-block mountains
mesosphere
divergent boundary
3. Opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
plate tectonics
tension
folding
strike-slip fault
4. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
folded mountains
transform boundary
continental drift
normal fault
5. A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
normal fault
folded mountains
asthenosphere
continental drift
6. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
lithosphere
asthenosphere
tectonic plate
fault block boundary
7. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
fault-block mountains
sea-floor spreading
mesosphere
continental drift
8. The bending of rock layers due to stress
folding
reverse fault
convergent boundary
tectonic plate
9. The theory that earth is divided into plates that move around
asthenosphere
folded mountains
plate tectonics
fault
10. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
fault
reverse fault
crust
folded mountains
11. A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
compression
reverse fault
fault
tension
12. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass - broke up - and drifted to their present locations
continental drift
lithosphere
normal fault
tectonic plate
13. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
crust
continental drift
mantle
fault
14. The strong - lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
fault block boundary
mesosphere
fault
transform boundary
15. When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.
asthenosphere
fault-block mountains
convergent boundary
folded mountains
16. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid - outermost part of the mantle
transform boundary
tectonic plate
volcanic mountains
tension
17. NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary
tension
compression
fault block boundary
divergent boundary
18. The solid - outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
divergent boundary
tectonic plate
lithosphere
folded mountains
19. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
folding
fault block boundary
transform boundary
fault
20. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
transform boundary
sea-floor spreading
tension
continental drift
21. Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.
mesosphere
strike-slip fault
volcanic mountains
asthenosphere
22. The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
plate tectonics
convergent boundary
folded mountains
mesosphere
23. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
divergent boundary
folding
volcanic mountains
fault block boundary
24. The central part of the Earth below the mantle
lithosphere
plate tectonics
core
normal fault